Within this group three superfamilies ate recognized: Cercopoidea (spittlebugs or froghoppers) (Figs.

The monophyly of Cicadomorpha has never been doubted based on morphological characters; nonetheless, all possible relationships have been proposed among its superfamilies: Membracoidea has been proposed the sister group of Cercopoidea + Cicadoidea (Campbell et al.

Among the most biodiverse lineages of phytophagous insects, the hemipteran infraorder Cicadomorpha comprises the superfamilies Cicadoidea (cicadas), Cercopoidea (spittlebugs and froghoppers) and Membracoidea (leafhoppers and treehoppers).

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